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Flight crew of military C26, an SW3, has near midair collision with glider during climb on IFR flight plan. No time for any action.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 380009 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pvd |
| State Reference | RI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pvd |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Merlin III |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Sail Plane |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 380009 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 0 |
Narrative:
While on climb out from pvd, encountered a yellow glider. Not observed on TCASII or by ATC radar. No evasive action because did not see glider till last moment. Glider was not transponder or communication equipped or if so, it was not used. WX: visibility 10+ mi 5500 ft overcast tops 6000 ft MSL. C26 was tracking 180 degrees, glider heading was 060 degrees. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that the aircraft is a C26. This was a military passenger flight and there was no evasive action as the incident occurred too quickly. They were below a deck of clouds and suddenly saw the glider coming straight at them. There was no error by anyone since it was VMC. He received a call from an FSDO inspector but never actually made contact.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF MIL C26, AN SW3, HAS NMAC WITH GLIDER DURING CLB ON IFR FLT PLAN. NO TIME FOR ANY ACTION.
Narrative: WHILE ON CLBOUT FROM PVD, ENCOUNTERED A YELLOW GLIDER. NOT OBSERVED ON TCASII OR BY ATC RADAR. NO EVASIVE ACTION BECAUSE DID NOT SEE GLIDER TILL LAST MOMENT. GLIDER WAS NOT XPONDER OR COM EQUIPPED OR IF SO, IT WAS NOT USED. WX: VISIBILITY 10+ MI 5500 FT OVCST TOPS 6000 FT MSL. C26 WAS TRACKING 180 DEGS, GLIDER HDG WAS 060 DEGS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT THE ACFT IS A C26. THIS WAS A MIL PAX FLT AND THERE WAS NO EVASIVE ACTION AS THE INCIDENT OCCURRED TOO QUICKLY. THEY WERE BELOW A DECK OF CLOUDS AND SUDDENLY SAW THE GLIDER COMING STRAIGHT AT THEM. THERE WAS NO ERROR BY ANYONE SINCE IT WAS VMC. HE RECEIVED A CALL FROM AN FSDO INSPECTOR BUT NEVER ACTUALLY MADE CONTACT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.